Professor Marilyn Freeman
Co-Director, International Centre for Family Law, Policy and Practice; Principal Research Fellow, Westminster Law School, University of Westminster, United Kingdom; Chairperson, International Association of Child Law Researchers
Email: freemanmarilyna@aol.com
Profile
Marilyn Freeman is widely acknowledged as a leading expert in the area of international child abduction and associated areas of international children’s law, and publishes widely in her areas of expertise. She has undertaken several key research projects including those investigating: The Long-Term Effects of International Child Abduction, and The Outcomes for Children who Object to Return under the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention. Her current research focuses on children’s participation in proceedings affecting their lives including those relating to child abduction under the 1980 Hague Convention. She holds a door tenancy at 4 Paper Buildings, a specialist Family Law set of barristers’ chambers in London, and is qualified as a Family Mediator.
Research
Publications
- Freeman, M (2014) Parental Child Abduction: The Long-Term Effects. December 2014.
- Freeman M. & Taylor, N. (2020) Domestic violence and child participation: Contemporary challenges to the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law
- Schrama, W., Freeman, M., Taylor, N., and Bruning, M. (eds). International Handbook on Child Participation in Family Law, (Intersentia, 2021)